Sometimes you get a Christmas card that speaks to you. What can you do with this card, to use it from year to year and keep it where you can enjoy every Christmas Season? I have a few ideas to get you started.
Idea 1: Table Stand-up
Remove the back half, and use the card stock to make an easel for the card. This will make it a free-standing Christmas ornament that you can enjoy every year. Cut a long strip from the half without the image. Fold it so that one or both ends can be glued to the front of the card and make it stand up.
Idea 2: Gift Box
Another option is to make a gift card box from the Christmas card. Separate the front from the back, and trim the back 1/16th of an inch on two sides that meet at a corner. The cut and fold the halves according to this plan:
Cut along the heavy lines, and fold on the light lines. Fold the narrow tabs (extensions of the long sides) under as you fold in the short sides to form the sides of the box. Use glue or tape on the short ends to hold the box in shape. Since you trimmed the back, that half of the box should come out just a little smaller than the top, and fit nicely into the top with the Christmas image on it. Use the box for a gift card or other small gift. No wrapping or ribbon required.
Idea 3: Hanging Ornament or Gift Name Tag
For Christmas cards with a main motif you like, you can cut it out and make a Christmas tree ornaments from it. Just punch a small hole in the upper edge and use thread to hang it from. Such ornaments can be hung on a Christmas tree or elsewhere, as your decorating scheme permits. Or you can use it to identify the giver and recipient of a present by writing FROM and TO and the names on the back.
What ways can you think of to use an especially beautiful or meaningful Christmas card again?